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Grandes Jorasses, France/Italy

Elevation: 4208 meters, 13,806 feet

Highest Summit	Pointe Walker
Subpeaks	Grandes Jorasses-Pointe Whymper (4184 m/13,727 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	45° 52' 7'' N; 6° 59' 18'' E 45.868549, 6.988343 (Dec Deg) 343865E 5081410N Zone 32 (UTM)
Country	France Italy
State/Province	Rhône-Alpes Valle d’Aosta
County/Second Level Region	Haute-Savoie Aosta
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From the lower Vallée Blanche ski route, the massive Aiguille du Tacul dominates the view. The Aiguille de Rochefort is the pointy peak to the right, and the famous Grandes Jorasses is in the background to the left.
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Ranges	Continent: Europe Range2: Alps Range3: Western Alps Range4: Savoy Alps Range5: Mont Blanc Massif
Drainage Basins	Po Adriatic Sea Mediterranean Sea Atlantic Ocean
Prominence	Clean Prominence: 843 m/2766 ft Optimistic Prominence: 843 m/2766 ft Key Col: Col du Géant 3365 m/11,040 ft Key Col Lat/Long: 45° 50' 52'' N; 6° 56' 6'' E Key Col Map Links: Bing Maps MSN/Encarta Google Maps
Isolation	7.89 km/4.9 mi Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Mont Blanc du Tacul (W) Isolation distance is based on NHN and is slightly overstated.
First Ascent	June 30, 1868 Melchior Anderegg Julien Grange Johan Juan Horace Walker
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